Welcome to Neche ...

The city of Neche is located in Pembina County<1>.

The location of Neche has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neche, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Neche has a population of 345 people<3> (see below for details).

Neche is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Neche lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Neche is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Neche had an population of 345 people. This is a decrease of 7.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Neche had a population of 371 people (which is 5% of the total population of Pembina County). This makes Neche the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Neche represents 0.06% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 142nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 371 people, the population of Neche decreased 15.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 437 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Neche.

Communities near Neche ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Neche.

• Altona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <5>
• Cavalier
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
  • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <5>
• Walhalla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <5>
• Plum Coulee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Coulee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Coulee <5>
• Emerson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <5>
• Roseau River 2
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseau River 2 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseau River 2
• Pembina
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
  • Pembina is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <5>
• Saint Vincent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
  • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
• Bathgate
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathgate
  • Bathgate is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bathgate <5>
• Hamilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Neche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Neche.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Neche. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neche.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Neche. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Neche.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neche ...

Looking for more information about Neche? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Neche, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Neche.

Adding Neche to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neche in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Neche was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Neche on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neche.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neche. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/